Marvel In Trouble? Not Really
If you follow mainstream news coverage of toys, it’s a bleak world of Communist toys murdering red blooded American children. There’s even more death and disaster, this time tainting Marvel and one of my favorite monkeys of all time, Curious George. According to the L.A. Times, an activist group sent a letter of complaint to Marvel due to a Curious George toy supposedly containing dangerous levels of lead paint.
This all fine and dandy (aside from the fact I had no idea Marvel had anything to do with Curious George), except that the group is, “…brandishing California’s Proposition 65 environmental law in its drive to get lead out of the toy chest.” Let me tell you something about California. Aside from the ungodly high cost of living and the fear of a brutal power raping looming over me, it’s a pretty neat place. I came from a rural environment, so having like, actual stuff around me is pretty cool. One of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen since moving here, coming from a normal society, is these dumb signs that are in almost every store warning you of various cancerous dangers that basically are ignored by everyone. Even if you did get concerned when you see a sign like this there’s no other information than you could die from something mysterious in the area. I’m sure you could ask or do some research in order to identify what fatal chemical may mutate you like the Toxic Avenger or cause you to bleed profusely from the anus (there has to be a Game Fuel joke in there somewhere). You might as well label all containers that contain liquid with the words, “May Drown You” and be just as effective.
What was I talking about again? I think the cancer fumes in my apartment are getting to me.
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October 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 am
Yeah, the Curious George toys WERE kind of a big surprise, weren’t they? One of them was actually worth getting, too…
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 am
I live in California, too; it is pretty neat. And hey, at least you’ll know where you got that cancer from (it’s listed everywhere!).
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Yeah, what? Who knew that Marvel had anything to do with Curious George. At least they haven’t dumped a CG comic book on us.